Art
Using Postwar Americana to Reveal Our Toxic Political Past
In the chaos of the Trump presidency, Howard Halle's work reminds us that a toxic political atmosphere is nothing new, and that art can help us weather it.
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Immersed in the Playful, Communal World of a Bodega
Tschabalala Self reflects on the vibrant environment of bodegas, shining focus on who owns and frequents them.
Art
Binge-Watch All of the New Twin Peaks at the Museum of Modern Art
All 18 episodes of the series's landmark final season will screen at MoMA from Friday evening through Sunday.
Art
An Evening of Imaginative Fetishes and GIFs
To conclude her exhibition Speculative Fetish, Faith Holland curates an evening of GIFs by over 35 artists.
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Betty Woodman, Pathbreaking Ceramicist, Dies at 87
Though she trained as a craftsperson, Woodman quickly outgrew the conventions of craft and began making powerful, unclassifiable work.
Art
A Landscape Made Up of Black Folks
Derrick Adams shows how the nature of an urban environment, like New York City, is found in its inhabitants.
Art
Turning a Clothesline into a Powerful Feminist Statement
Artist Mónica Mayer's multifaceted El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project uses a symbol of domesticity to generate dialogue and support taking ownership of feminist issues and experiences.
Art
A 200-Year-Old Dance Celebrates Anti-Colonial Resistance
The Wanaragua Association of Los Angeles will perform the masquerade dance that dates back to the mid-18th century, when the Garifuna repelled British colonizers.
Art
The Unsung Portraits of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
The show at the Frick Collection foregrounds the artist's inventive portraits, which are not as well known as his religious paintings.
Poetry
One Poem by Brandon Shimoda
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Brandon Shimoda for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
The Smallest Mollusk Museum Brings Science Education to Unexpected Places
The Smallest Mollusk Museum is the first project from MICRO, a New York-based nonprofit building six-foot-tall museums to share science education in public places.
Art
Zoom Through European Art History in An Endless Vortex of Paintings
A software engineer at Google used the computer vision program Deep Dream to create the mesmerizing, slightly dizzying video.